Official UK procurement notice
Kent Test (11+) Services — UK public procurement notice
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKent County Council intends to appoint a provider for the provision of services to support the development, production, administration and delivery of countywide Kent Test (11+) assessment process, including test material production, secure distribution, marking, results processing, and associated operational support for Kent County Council's secondary school admissions process.
The contract will commence on 2nd November 2026, for an initial period of two years, with up to two optional 12 months extensions up to 1st November 2030 with an estimated value of £835.000.
Above threshold procurement using Competitive Flexible procedure (PA2023) previous notice identifier Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06b227
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Primary-education-services./466H4KGHCJ
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/466H4KGHCJ
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Sept 2026, 18:19 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 18:19 BST
- Authority reference
CN250565- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e21
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atom Learning Limited (t/a Quest Assessments)SMECN250565 Kent Test (11+) Services2 Nov 2026 — 1 Nov 2028 · up to 1 Nov 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions | £835,000 | 30 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract award notice published30 Sept 2026, 18:19 BSTUK6
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Atom Learning Limited (t/a Quest Assessments)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender